GRE Word List
RIDDLE
a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum
The meaning of the word riddle is a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| migrant | one that migrates: such as |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| pugilist | fighter |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| ram | a male sheep |